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Roman Opałka — Opałka 1965/1 – ∞ Detail 4514079 - 4536373
Roman Opałka

Opałka 1965/1 – ∞ Detail 4514079 - 4536373

1965

A monumental meditation on the passage of time, this work belongs to Opałka's lifelong project in which he methodically painted consecutive numbers by hand, beginning with 1 in 1965 and continuing until his death. Tiny white numerals are applied in dense, horizontal rows against a grey background, creating a texture that resembles both the fabric of time and the rhythm of a heartbeat. The sheer accumulation of counted moments transforms an act of obsessive repetition into a profound and quietly haunting contemplation of mortality.

Medium
acrylic on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

October 5, 2018

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Roman Opałka, Opałka 1965/1 – ∞ Detail 4514079 - 4536373, 1965

A monumental meditation on the passage of time, this work belongs to Opałka's lifelong project in which he methodically painted consecutive numbers by hand, beginning with 1 in 1965 and continuing until his death. Tiny white numerals are applied in dense, horizontal rows against a grey background, creating a texture that resembles both the fabric of time and the rhythm of a heartbeat. The sheer accumulation of counted moments transforms an act of obsessive repetition into a profound and quietly haunting contemplation of mortality.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Year
1965
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Twentieth Century, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Numerical Sequence, Polish Artist, Conceptual Art, Avant-Garde, Large Format, Meditative Mood, Monochromatic, Minimalism

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